Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Introduction to the verb documenter
The English translation of the French verb “documenter” is “to document.” The infinitive form of “documenter” is pronounced as “doh-koo-mahn-tey.”
The word “documenter” originated from the Latin word “documentum,” meaning “lesson” or “proof.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Simple tense to refer to actions that occurred and were completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of “documenter” used in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
- J’entrepris de documenter mes recherches. (I undertook to document my research.)
- Il documenta toute l’histoire du mouvement. (He documented the entire history of the movement.)
- Elle documenta son voyage à travers des photographies. (She documented her journey through photographs.)
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of documenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | documentai | J’ai documenté mes recherches. | I documented my research. |
Tu | documentas | Tu as documenté le procès-verbal. | You documented the minutes. |
Il | documenta | Il a documenté le contrat. | He documented the contract. |
Elle | documenta | Elle a documenté la réunion. | She documented the meeting. |
On | documenta | On a documenté l’événement. | One documented the event. |
Nous | documentâmes | Nous avons documenté les résultats. | We documented the results. |
Vous | documentâtes | Vous avez documenté le projet. | You documented the project. |
Ils | documentèrent | Ils ont documenté l’incident. | They documented the incident. |
Elles | documentèrent | Elles ont documenté le processus. | They (feminine) documented the process. |
Other Conjugations for Documenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
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Documenter – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
Formation
Usage
Narration
Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
Summary
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